Federal Communications Commission	DA 20-590


DA 20-590
Released:  June 4, 2020

FCC ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL MEMBERSHIP OF 
BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY WORKING GROUP

GN Docket No. 17-83

This Public Notice serves as notice that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has appointed members to serve on the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC) Disaster Response and Recovery Working Group. See FCC Chairman Pai Announces New Charges and Solicits Additional Nominations for the Disaster Response and Recovery Working Group of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee to Address Challenges Presented by COVID-19, Public Notice, DA 20-420 (Apr. 16, 2020).
  The members of these working groups are listed in Appendix A. 
On April 16, 2020, Chairman Pai announced new charges directing the Disaster Response and Recovery Working Group to document various strategies and solutions that stakeholders are developing and implementing in real time to address the deployment-related challenges presented by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as to report on the best practices that stakeholders are learning as they respond to COVID-19. Id.
  The Chairman sought additional members for the Working Group Id.
 and has selected the members listed in the Appendix, who will supplement the existing Working Group membership by providing additional expertise and viewpoints.
The BDAC is organized under, and operates in accordance with, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
  The BDAC’s mission is to provide advice and recommendations to the Commission on how to accelerate the deployment of high-speed Internet access.  
More information about the BDAC is available at https://www.fcc.gov/broadband-deployment-advisory-committee.  You may also contact Justin Faulb, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of the BDAC, at 202-418-1589, or Justin.Faulb@fcc.gov; or Zach Ross, Deputy DFO, at 202-418-1033, or Zachary.Ross@fcc.gov; or Belinda Nixon, Deputy DFO, at 202-418-1382, or Belinda.Nixon@fcc.gov.    

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APPENDIX A 

NEW MEMBERS OF THE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY WORKING GROUP


Members: 

Chris Anderson, CenturyLink

Rick Carlisle, Pueblo of Pojoaque

Mayor Michael Chauffe, Louisiana Municipal Association 

William Check, NCTA–The Internet and Television Association 

Todd Gourd, Cherokee Nation

Jeremy Johnson, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Andrew Mincheff, INCOMPAS 

Francella Ochillo, Next Century Cities

Denise Linn Riedl, City of South Bend  

Frank Ramirez, National American Indian Veterans 

Michael Romano, NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association 

Lisa Youngers, Fiber Broadband Association














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